#tearstearstears

I just rewatched the "Ghosts/Doomsday" two-parter...the last of the Ten-Rose episodes...officially the last of the Doctor-Rose companionship...

I cried. Again. Perhaps harder this time because I truly heard in the Doctor's voice what he feels for her...

Why can't anyone burn up a sun to say hello?

Why does it have to be goodbye?

"Goodbye," whether it's 'Adieu' or 'Au revoir', or 'Auf Wiedersehen,' or whatever...it's the worst word ever in ANY language, if you love someone so much you're willing to orbit round a supernova for a mere window of two minutes, or drive hundreds of miles to a beach in Norway in some parallel dimension for one last chance to see the ultimate love of your life....even if you can't touch him.

And I think...what if one of my other favorite characters was real, we had a close bond...and we got ripped apart like that...?

Devastated would be too mild a word.

And what of actual friends? Family?

If the Doctor existed, would he be able to reassure them I'm safe and sound in some parallel world? Would he be able to tell my folks they'd be better off financially, not having to fund me gas or grocery money, or pay an extra five or so dollars every month in water bills? Because that's what I'd want to tell them, at least, so they don't wallow too much in their grief just because I'm their only kid.

Because maybe in a parallel Earth, I've got it better than I do now, socially, financially...straight teeth, affordable dental visits, no hypothyroidism...no flaws except my personality, which has always been a bit snarky, a bit biting, rude (yet I'm not quite ginger).

And maybe in a parallel Earth, because I'd have no physical--or mental--flaws, I might be a freakin' super-genius with money...who knows? 

All I know is this: Kudos to Russell T. Davies for wringing the most tears out of us romantic geeky types ever since (Insert favorite tear-jerky movie/TV show here).